German passport strongest, India 78th

Ease of travel

• A ‘visa-free score’ is given to the number of countries a passport holder can visit visa-free or with visa on arrival
• Germany tops the list with score of 157, while Singapore is the highest ranked Asian passport with score of 156
• India is positioned 78th with score of 46, ahead of China (58th) and Pak (94th)

The Indian passport has been ranked a lowly 78 in a global ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, which was topped by Germany.

Germany stands at the top with a visa-free score of 157, while Singapore overtakes South Korea and becomes the highest-ranked Asian passport with a visa-free score of 156.

India stands at the 78th position with a visa-free score of 46, ahead of China and Pakistan, which are ranked 58th and 94th on the list, respectively.

Afghanistan’s is the least powerful passport with a visa-free score of just 23.

The latest edition of Arton Capital’s global ranking ‘Passport Index’ is based on cross-border access of national passports.

The world’s most popular online interactive tool which collects, displays and ranks the passports globally assigns a “visa-free score” according to the number of countries a passport holder can visit visa-free or with visa on arrival.